Build server-based applications and services using Win32 and COM APIs for features of the operating system: managing system administration and installation, and taking advantage of server technologies like failover clustering and file and storage management.

Learn about the many API surfaces relevant to Windows desktop and server applications, including Win32 and COM, API sets, Windows Runtime APIs, and .NET Framework APIs.

Azure RemoteApp

Use Azure cloud resources to deliver your application as a virtualized solution to many different device types to ensure a consistent app experience that scales to deployment scenarios both large and small.

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Your time is valuable; you shouldn’t have to spend all of it carrying out routine system tasks. Task scheduler monitors a system and decides whether to initiate tasks based on criteria that you define.